spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
dictation; verbal statement
joint authorship; co-authorship; collaboration; joint work
Spring and Autumn period (of Chinese history, approx. 770-403 BCE)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
weather; astronomical phenomena
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
will; testament; last request
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
manner of using one's hands
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
plainly; clearly; vividly
to be remembered; to go down in history
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold